Interactions of Chlamydia pneumoniae with human endothelial cells

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 6 SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages

  Summersgill, James T ^a   Molestina, Robert E ^a   Miller, Richard D ^a   Ramirez, Julio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; PROCOAGULANT;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0034047049     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315620     Document Type: Conference Paper

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